Ironing device carrying reversible pressing cloth



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IRONING DEVICE CARRYING REVERSIBLE PRESSING CLOTH Filed April 8, 1949 Eh/ma 6. SbMP/IPO INVENTOR.

ram Er Patented July 3, 1 951 UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE I IRQNING. DEVICE l CARRYING REVERSIBLE PRES SING CLOTH Samuel (3.. Shapiro; Philadelphia, Pa.

Application April18, 1949, Serial No. 86,203

The present invention relates to' ironing de vices for use in salesrooms, stores, show windows, at salesand display counters, and by salesmen on the road, repairmenat customers homes, and the like, to put on the finishing touches, take out creases and put back into shape, wearing apparel, furs, fabrics, upholstery and a variety of other articles.

The principal object of thisinvention is to pro vide a novel and improved held-in-hand ironin, device for the purposes mentioned, which carries its own pressing cloth adapted to present a dry surface for-contacting the article to be ironed, and which will iron with moist heat. Another object hereof is to provide a noveliand improved pressing device of the type described associated with a pressing cloth or the like, adapted to have the surface thereof which sets against the heated iron, wetted, and presents only its dry surface against the article to be ironed, whereby the device will iron with moist heat.

Another object is to provide an ironing device of the kind set forth, which may carry a comb, brush or other suitable attachments for use to accomplish operations incidental to ironing various articles, for instance those made of straight-haired fur as silver fox, mink, seal, beaver, mouton, and fabrics as mohairs, velours, velvets and fabrics of all kinds.

A further object of this invention is to provide an ironing device of the character described, which is of novel and improved construction, having a new mode of operation, and is reasonably cheap to manufacture, easy and conven" ient to use and eificient in operation.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent as this disclosure proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Fig. 1 is a front view of an ironing device embodying the teachings of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the pressing cloth structure included in such embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of ball joint parts used to swivelly mount an end of the pressing cloth onto an end of the pressing iron.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary View of a part of Fig. 1, showing the ball joint assembled.

Fig. 5 is a side View of Fig. 4, minus the pressing cloth.

In the drawings, the numeral l5 designates generally an electrically heated pressing iron, shown to be of elongated form and trapezoidal in cross section. From one end of this pressing 3 Claims. (CI. 3875) the strap 22 is pulled taut.

iron l5, there extends a tubular member Hi which terminates in 'ahandle l1. Depending upon the nature of the work to be done, this iron may be used with or without the pressing cloth structure 22. To accomplish the mode'of operation as herein taught, the pressing cloth 22 is swivelly mounted at one of its ends to the other end of theiron body l5, in a manner to be easily detachable therefrom. For such purpose a ball joint means may be provided as is shown in Fig. 3. Component l8 has suitable socket ill with communicative slot I 8", to removablyreceive the ball element [9 which is at the end of a shank 2D; the other end of said'shank being anchored in a rod piece 2!, midway between the ends of such piece.

The pressing cloth 22, is in the form of a strap, which may be of multi-ply canvas material, slightly wider than the face of the ironing member l5. Extending centrally from one end of said strap 22, is a shank 20 having a ball head IS. The other end of the strap 22 terminates in a stiif ring 23, into whose opening 24 is received the hook 25. It is practical to have the rod piece 2! positioned in the fold at the end of the strap 22, which end is gripped by an edging M to hold the strap plies 22 and 22", in lateral extension.

On the tube I6, is secured a collar member 25, which carries a bell-crank lever 21, pivoted at 28. The hook 25, is pivotally carried on said lever 21, at 29, which is at the end of the short arm of said lever.

In operation, the pressing cloth strap 22 is mounted taut on the pressing iron as shown in Fig. 1. The ironing member I5, is of course heated. Initially, both surfaces of said pressing cloth strap 22 are dry. Now, the exposed surface 22" is wetted in any suitable manner, as for instance, setting the device down on a pressing sponge pad which is wet. Now held in hand or on suitable stand, the device is dealt with as follows. The lever 21 is swung downwardly, whereupon hook 25 loosens its hold on strap end 23, and the strap 22 may be removed from said hook. The wetted surface 22" is set against the underside of the ironing member l5; the ball joint connection, permitting the swivel movement of the strap 22. Now the strap end 23 is positioned in engagement with the hook 25, and finally lever 2'! is swung upwardly, whereupon The length of the strap 22, is of suitable dimension to accomplish this tautness. If desired, a tension spring 30 may be included to maintain lever 21 against the handle II.

It is evident that pressing is done with the dry surface 2| of the pressing cloth strap 22, and that the article being ironed, will be subject to moist heat. As soon as the steaming action stops due to the drying up of the surface 22", the device is again set on the wet sponge pad, this time to wet the surface 22' of the pressing cloth strap 22. Again the said strap is released from off the hook 25, and swiveled so that the wetted surface 22 is against the surface of the hot ironing member 15. After the strap 22 is again properly mounted taut, pressing is done with the now exposed dry surface 22" of the pressing cloth strap 22, and the article being ironed will be subjected to moist heat. This operation is repeated as long as ironing need be done, except, when of course the pressing cloth strap is entirely detached, and.

pressing is done directly by contacting the pressing iron onto the article to be ironed.

Along the top of the iron I5, there may be a channel 3|, in which may be mounted a detachable brush or comb 32, or other desired attachment to be held secured by suitable means as the set screw 33.

This invention is capable of numerous forms and various applications without departing from the essential features herein disclosed. It is therefore intended and desired that the embodiment herein be deemed illustrative and not restrictive and that the patent shall cover all patentable novelty herein set forth; reference being had to the following claims rather than to the specific description herein to indicate the scope of this invention.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, the

4 combination of a pressing iron having a handle, a pressing cloth positioned on the pressing surface of the iron and extending beyond two opposite ends of said surface, one end of said pressing cloth being swivelly connected to one of such ends of the iron, above the pressing surface of the iron, whereby said pressing cloth may be swivelled to position either surface thereof against the pressing surface of the iron and means carried on the iron detachably engaging the second end of said pressing cloth above the s pressing surface of the iron, to maintain said pressing cloth against the pressing surface of the iron.

2. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the pressing iron is of elongated form and the pressing cloth mentioned is in the form of a strap; the narrow ends of the strap extending beyond the narrow ends of the'pressing iron and associated therewith as mentioned.

3. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the last mentioned means is movably mounted on the handle whereby when moved away from the swivelled end of the pressing cloth, said means will pull and maintain the pressing cloth taut against the pressing surface of the iron.

SAMUEL G. SHAPIRO.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Running May 14, 1940 Number 

